Meaning of manling | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A little man; a man of short stature.
2. A young man; a boy.
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Examples

“Again, a man so gracious and in high favour with the Emperor, as Augustus often called him his witty manling (for the littleness of his stature), and, if we may trust antiquity, had designed him for a secretary of estate, and invited him to the palace, which he modestly prayed off and refused.”

“'Hah!' said Kaa with a chuckle, 'he has friends everywhere, this manling. Stand back, manling; and hide you, O Poison-People. I break down the wall.'”

“"Before I do your bidding, manling," Mapes said, "I must cleanse the way between us. […]”

““You're trespassing on my dungeon, manling. And I am the thing... you should be afraid of.””

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